Jalandhar district in Punjab has presented a harrowing picture, and it may not be wrong to generalise the same for the entire nation.
Such a rise after six months of better statistics is a rude wake-up call and the health department is shocked to see how the situation could have gotten so worse under their watchful eyes.
According to the health department, the positive patients who came today include the staff of Commissioner of Police Office, St. Joseph Convent School, Bhogpur, Basti Sheikh Government School, Moritorius School, Government School Kahnaesian, Government School Phillaur, Model Town, Kishan Nagar, Shaheed Udham Nagar, Nakodar. Guru Amardas Nagar, Khurla Kingra, Goraya, Green Model Town, Makhdumpura, New Jawahar Nagar, Greater Kailash, Chhoti Baradri etc.
Experts opine that the sorry state of affairs in Jalandhar is because of the people and the administration.
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The individuals of Jalandhar have somehow forgotten the venomous sting of pandemic Covid 19 and are flouting the rules with no regards to their health or of their loved ones or the health in the society in general.
However, the administration too is being held equally liable for the same. Experts claim that as the Punjab government was sincere and strict in enforcing the social distancing norms but somehow over the months the departments’ rank and file have forgotten the importance of the guidelines.
Thus, with the unholy alliance of the apathy of the common woman and the administration, Covid has cast its dark thunderclouds over the citizens in Jalandhar.
It is high that the ruled and the rulers wake up and not lose more individuals to this disease.